Management of complicated parapneumonic effusions
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DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000934
Abstract: Purpose of review Approximately 36–57% of cases of pneumonia are associated with a parapneumonic effusion (PPE). It begins as sterile effusion, which can quickly evolve to a fibrinopurulent stage with evidence of infection called complicated… read more here.
Keywords: management complicated; parapneumonic effusions; complicated parapneumonic; evidence ... See more keywords
Parapneumonic effusions related to Streptococcus pneumoniae: serotype and disease severity trends from 2006 to 2018 in Bristol, UK
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2022-001440
Abstract: Rationale Streptococcus pneumoniae epidemiology is changing in response to vaccination and some data suggest that empyema incidence is increasing. However, differences exist between the UK and US studies. We describe trends in the clinical phenotype… read more here.
Keywords: parapneumonic effusions; disease; infection; pleural infection ... See more keywords
Corticosteroids for Pleural Infection: Should We STOPPE Studying?
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DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202201-0057ed
Abstract: Pleural infection is a challenging condition to manage, and, unlike other infectious diseases, outcomes have improved little over the past decade (1). Pleural infection results in extended hospital stays, a mortality rate of 15%, and… read more here.
Keywords: parapneumonic effusions; infection; pleural infection; trial ... See more keywords
Does chest tube size matter in managing parapneumonic effusions?
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DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-2-s50
Abstract: This study aims to compare the ‘drainage time’: the time required to drain the effusion, with a small-bore (12F) chest tube or a conventional large-bore (20–24F) chest tube in patients with a parapneumonic effusion. Data… read more here.
Keywords: effusions chest; tube; tube size; chest tube ... See more keywords